anglicism

anglicism

See also: Anglicism

English

WOTD – 27 August 2012

Alternative forms

• Anglicism

Etymology

See anglicise, anglicize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡləˌsɪzəm/

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Noun

anglicism (plural anglicisms)

1. An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
2. A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
3. A cultural aspect typical of the English people.

Coordinate terms

• (Briticism): Americanism
• (foreignisms) foreignism; Akkadianism / Akkadism, Americanism, Amharism, Anglicism, Arabism, Aramaism, Armenism, Australianism, Bengalism, Briticism, Bulgarism, Catalanism, Church Slavicism, Croatism, Czechism / Bohemianism, Gallicism / Frenchism, Germanism / Teutonism, Grecism / Hellenism, Hebraism, Hispanism / Hispanicism / Castilianism, Hungarianism / Magyarism, Indianism, Iranianism, Irishism, Italianism / Italicism, Japanism, Kazakhism, Latinism, Macedonianism, Mandaism, Moravianism, New Zealandism, Persianism, Polonism, Portuguesism, Russianism, Scotticism, Serbism, Serbo-Croatism, Sinicism, Slavism, Slovenism / Pannonianism, Sumerianism / Sumerism, Syriacism, Turkism, Ukrainism / Ukrainianism, Uzbekism, Yiddishism

Derived terms

• pseudoanglicism

Related terms

• Anglican
• Anglicanism
• anglicisation, Anglicisation
• anglicise, Anglicise
• anglicization, Anglicization
• anglicize, Anglicize

Translations

word or other feature borrowed from English to another language

Armenian: անգլիաբանություն (hy) (angliabanutʿyun), անգլիցիզմ (anglicʿizm) Catalan: anglicisme (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: (word(s)) 英國英語／英国英语 (Yīngguó yīngyǔ), 英式用語／英式用语 (Yīngshì yòngyǔ), (other features) 英國特色／英国特色 (Yīngguó tèsè) Czech: anglicismus (cs) m Danish: anglicisme c Dutch: anglicisme (nl) n Esperanto: anglismo Estonian: anglitsism Finnish: anglismi (fi) French: anglicisme (fr) Galician: anglicismo (gl) m Georgian: ანგლიციზმი (anglicizmi) German: Anglizismus (de) m Greek: αγγλισμός (el) m (anglismós) Hungarian: anglicizmus (hu) Irish: Béarlachas m Italian: anglicismo (it) m, anglismo (it) m, inglesismo (it) m Macedonian: англи́зам m (anglízam) Malay: keinggerisan, anglisisme Manx: Baarlaghys Norwegian: Bokmål: anglisisme (no) m Nynorsk: anglisisme m Polish: anglicyzm (pl) m Portuguese: anglicismo (pt) m Russian: англици́зм (ru) m (anglicízm) Scottish Gaelic: Beurlachd f, Beurlachas m Serbo-Croatian: anglicìzam (sh) m, anglìzam (sh) m Sicilian: angricìsimu m, ngrisìsimu m Slovak: anglicizmus (sk) m Spanish: anglicismo (es) m Swedish: anglicism (sv) c Ukrainian: англіци́зм (uk) m (anhlicýzm)

Briticism — see Briticism

cultural aspect

Armenian: անգլիականություն (angliakanutʿyun) Bulgarian: англици́зъм m (anglicízǎm) Finnish: englantilainen piirre Macedonian: англици́зам m (anglicízam) Portuguese: anglicismo (pt) m Russian: англици́зм (ru) m (anglicízm)

See also

• Englishism

Anagrams

• mislacing

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Romanian

Etymology

From French anglicisme.

Noun

anglicism n (plural anglicisme)

1. anglicism

Declension

Declension of anglicism

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) anglicism	anglicismul	(niște) anglicisme	anglicismele
genitive/dative	(unui) anglicism	anglicismului	(unor) anglicisme	anglicismelor
vocative	anglicismule		anglicismelor

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Swedish

Noun

anglicism c

1. anglicism, Anglicism

Declension

Declension of anglicism
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	anglicism	anglicismen	anglicismer	anglicismerna
Genitive	anglicisms	anglicismens	anglicismers	anglicismernas